Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: fix text_poke

[Linus Torvalds]

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> no strong feeling either way - but i dont think there's any cross-CPU 
> TLB flush done in this case within vmap()/vunmap(). Why? Because when 
> alternative_instructions() runs then we have just a single CPU in 
> cpu_online_map.

Ok, fair enough. Without the IPI, I don't think there's a big deal. And 
you have the numbers to prove it. Consider me convinced.

		Linus
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